03 Apr, 2023 John Lewis and adam&eve slay the dragon copyright claim By Oliver Fairhurst We are delighted to have acted for John Lewis and adam&eve in successfully defending a claim that they had infringed the copyright in a...
24 Oct, 2024 What are the five main things to learn from our Campaigns in Crisis webinar? By Brinsley Dresden Oliver Fairhurst There can be few things worse than launching your Christmas campaign, then opening up your computer to be greeted by a social media post...
16 Oct, 2021 'Twas two months before Christmas, and a John Lewis ad is already breaking the internet By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Quoting people who are ‘outraged’ on social media tends to indicate a certain desperation to create content. It isn’t hard to find people...
15 Oct, 2024 ELON and ELTON: Trademark Conflict or Not? By Maarten Haak Finally another decision that simply assumes a likelihood of confusion. The EUIPO Board of Appeal grants the opposition by the earlier...
31 Jan, 2020 What do you get if you fail to regulate political advertising? Brexit. By Brinsley Dresden Yesterday's LEAD 2020 conference organised by The Advertising Association was treated to a tour de force by the 157th Speaker of the...
28 Aug, 2021 You're Invited: "Emerging Issues in Advertising Regulation in Africa" By Jeff Greenbaum On September 28th and 29th, the International Advertising Association will be hosting its annual Africa Rising conference. The two-day...
15 Dec, 2021 ASA upholds rulings against 8 crypto trading ads, but one takes some topping By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor It seems the ASA is on a mission to stamp out misleading and irresponsible advertising relating to crypto currency trading. This week,...
09 Sep, 2020 Performing a DNA Test on Lizzo's "Truth Hurts": Joint Works and Derivative Works Under Copyright By Brian Murphy WARNING: A certain five-letter word that rhymes with the word "snitch" - one that many (my mother included) consider to be a four-letter...
16 Feb, 2022 New Crypto advertising guidance from the ASA By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor On Valentine's Day, while you were staring lovingly into the eyes of your loved one, your pet, and/or Young Wallander (just me?), the ASA...
07 Oct, 2024 Campaigns in Crisis - How can you snatch victory from the jaws of defeat? Sign up for our join webinar with Sutton Winson on 23rd October to find out! By Brinsley Dresden Oliver Fairhurst Sign up now and join me, Brinsley Dresden, and my partner Oliver Fairhurst for our Campaigns in Crisis webinar at 4 p.m. (London time) on...
29 Aug, 2024 Is greenhushing stifling green innovation? By Brinsley Dresden Like most middle-aged men, I'm a small boy at heart. I like cars and ships and trains and even aircraft, provided I don't have to fly in...
28 May, 2024 Biden Administration Releases Voluntary Guidelines on Carbon Offsets By Jeff Greenbaum In order to advance the responsible development of voluntary carbon markets, and to help ensure that these markets drive ambitious and...
27 Oct, 2023 Influencers – Human or Not Human – Authentic Persuasive Conviction By Angus Forsyth The real and increasingly fast and loose playground inhabited by influencers is the various social media platforms popularly accessed...
18 Sep, 2023 Bad News for Fake Reviews: FTC Issues Permanent Ban on Roomster By Len Gordon The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and six states permanently banned Roomster Corp. and its owners, John Shriber and Roman Zaks, from...
05 Oct, 2020 Fred Perry serves an ace in brand values over the Proud Boys By Brinsley Dresden During the recent televised slanging match between President Trump and Vice President Biden, the moderator directed a question to Mr...
14 Jan, 2022 Key takeaways from our Annual Review of 2021 and look ahead to 2022 By Brinsley Dresden On Tuesday afternoon we held our Advertising & Marketing Law Annual Review. We had a record number of guests tune in to the webinar, so...